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      The ancient shaft-tomb cultures of West Mexico—spanning the states of Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit—produced some of the most vivid and expressive art of the Pre-Columbian world. Unlike the formal, hieratic traditions of Mesoamerica's great temple cities, West Mexican artists celebrated daily life with warmth, humor, and an extraordinary sense of naturalism, creating hollow ceramic figures of dancers, ballplayers, warriors, musicians, and embracing couples that pulse with energy and humanity. The region is also renowned for its remarkable Colima animal effigies—particularly the beloved hairless dogs, parrots, and ducks—rendered with a sleek, burnished elegance that has captivated collectors and museum curators alike. Art For Eternity Gallery is proud to offer a select group of authentic West Mexican antiquities, each carefully researched for provenance and authenticity, representing artistic traditions that thrived from roughly 300 BC to AD 300 and remain among the most accessible and emotionally engaging works of the ancient Americas.

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      Fine Pre Columbian Nayarit Standing Female Offering Bearer
      $1,295.00
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      Group of Three Pre-Columbian West Mexican "Sheep-Face" Standing Pottery Figures
      $595.00
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      Nayarit Standing Female Votive Figure
      $545.00
      Nayarit Pottery Seated Musician Drummer
      $445.00
      Colima Seated Mother & Child Antidotal Figure
      $425.00
      Chupicuro Pottery Bi-Chrome Ceremonial Tripod Vessel
      $1,850.00
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      Nayarit Lagunillas Style Polychrome Seated Female
      Nayarit San Sebastian Seated Pottery Ancestor Figure
      $795.00
      Fine Nayarit Seated Male Figure Holding a Mace
      $3,750.00
      Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Male and Female Couple (2)
      $4,500.00
      Colima Standing Male Figure with Horned Headdress
      $385.00
      Colima Pottery Seated Dog Vessel
      $1,250.00
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      Jalisco Pottery Acrobat Figure
      $1,850.00
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      Colima Pottery Redware Seated Hunchback Dwarf
      $1,750.00
      Colima Pottery Conch Shell Trumpet
      $1,100.00
      Colima Pottery Redware Dog Reclinatorio
      $2,000.00
      Pre Columbian Jalisco Seated Female Thinker
      $1,500.00
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      Pre Columbian Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Standing Female
      $1,250.00
      Colima Redware Standing Dog
      $2,850.00
      Pre-Columbian Nayarit Abstracted Pottery Male and Female Couple (2)
      $3,250.00
      Nayarit Pottery Seated Male and Female Ancestral Couple
      $2,995.00
      Choice San Jerónimo Standing Female Figure
      $1,250.00
      Elaborate Colima Pottery Janiform Incensario
      $1,895.00
      Colima Comala Pottery Seated Female Figure
      $695.00
      Chupicuaro Miniature Polychrome Decorated Seated Figures (2) - Art for Eternity
      Chupicuaro Miniature Polychrome Decorated Seated Figures (2) - Art for Eternity
      Chupicuaro Miniature Polychrome Decorated Seated Figures (2)
      $1,495.00
      Colima Pottery Gadrooned Vessel with Dog Heads - Art for Eternity
      Colima Pottery Gadrooned Vessel with Dog Heads - Art for Eternity
      Colima Pottery Gadrooned Vessel with Dog Heads
      $2,450.00
      Fine Jalisco Ameca Pottery Kneeling Female - Art for Eternity
      Fine Jalisco Ameca Pottery Kneeling Female - Art for Eternity
      Fine Jalisco Ameca Pottery Kneeling Female
      $4,400.00
      Nayarit Pottery Seated Male and Female Elder Couple (2) - Art for Eternity
      Nayarit Pottery Seated Male and Female Elder Couple (2) - Art for Eternity
      Nayarit Pottery Seated Male and Female Elder Couple (2)
      $1,750.00